1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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The 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.
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General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John E. Miles | 82,344 | 52.24% | −5.23% | |
Republican | Albert K. Mitchell | 75,017 | 47.59% | +5.10% | |
Independent | J. D. Shuster | 270 | 0.17% | ||
Majority | 7,327 | 4.65% | |||
Total votes | 157,631 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | -10.34% |
Results by county
editCounty | John E. Miles Democratic |
Albert K. Mitchell Republican |
J. D. Shuster Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Bernalillo | 10,663 | 49.97% | 10,547 | 49.43% | 128 | 0.60% | 116 | 0.54% | 21,338 |
Catron | 844 | 45.50% | 1,009 | 54.39% | 2 | 0.11% | -165 | -8.89% | 1,855 |
Chaves | 2,965 | 49.24% | 3,049 | 50.63% | 8 | 0.13% | -84 | -1.39% | 6,022 |
Colfax | 2,994 | 44.74% | 3,695 | 55.22% | 3 | 0.04% | -701 | -10.48% | 6,692 |
Curry | 2,804 | 65.09% | 1,485 | 34.47% | 19 | 0.44% | 1,319 | 30.62% | 4,308 |
De Baca | 706 | 58.15% | 508 | 41.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 198 | 16.31% | 1,214 |
Doña Ana | 4,007 | 54.61% | 3,316 | 45.19% | 15 | 0.20% | 691 | 9.42% | 7,338 |
Eddy | 2,834 | 66.90% | 1,400 | 33.05% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,434 | 33.85% | 4,236 |
Grant | 2,364 | 53.84% | 2,025 | 46.12% | 2 | 0.05% | 339 | 7.72% | 4,391 |
Guadalupe | 2,013 | 54.66% | 1,670 | 45.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 343 | 9.31% | 3,683 |
Harding | 843 | 43.95% | 1,075 | 56.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -232 | -12.10% | 1,918 |
Hidalgo | 772 | 62.01% | 473 | 37.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 299 | 24.02% | 1,245 |
Lea | 3,355 | 62.80% | 1,975 | 36.97% | 12 | 0.22% | 1,380 | 25.83% | 5,342 |
Lincoln | 1,379 | 43.79% | 1,770 | 56.21% | 0 | 0.00% | -391 | -12.42% | 3,149 |
Luna | 1,164 | 52.24% | 1,062 | 47.67% | 2 | 0.09% | 102 | 4.58% | 2,228 |
McKinley | 2,101 | 54.96% | 1,721 | 45.02% | 1 | 0.03% | 380 | 9.94% | 3,823 |
Mora | 1,922 | 44.22% | 2,424 | 55.78% | 0 | 0.00% | -502 | -11.55% | 4,346 |
Otero | 1,484 | 50.08% | 1,479 | 49.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.17% | 2,963 |
Quay | 2,321 | 58.71% | 1,610 | 40.73% | 22 | 0.56% | 711 | 17.99% | 3,953 |
Rio Arriba | 4,336 | 50.14% | 4,310 | 49.84% | 2 | 0.02% | 26 | 0.30% | 8,648 |
Roosevelt | 1,793 | 60.62% | 1,160 | 39.22% | 5 | 0.17% | 633 | 21.40% | 2,958 |
San Juan | 1,149 | 43.23% | 1,503 | 56.55% | 6 | 0.23% | -354 | -13.32% | 2,658 |
San Miguel | 5,922 | 54.52% | 4,941 | 45.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 981 | 9.03% | 10,863 |
Sandoval | 1,824 | 47.91% | 1,978 | 51.96% | 5 | 0.13% | -154 | -4.05% | 3,807 |
Santa Fe | 6,406 | 56.87% | 4,856 | 43.11% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,550 | 13.76% | 11,265 |
Sierra | 1,260 | 51.16% | 1,195 | 48.52% | 8 | 0.32% | 65 | 2.64% | 2,463 |
Socorro | 2,526 | 52.58% | 2,278 | 47.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 248 | 5.16% | 4,804 |
Taos | 3,127 | 53.69% | 2,695 | 46.27% | 2 | 0.03% | 432 | 7.42% | 5,824 |
Torrance | 1,769 | 40.75% | 2,556 | 58.88% | 16 | 0.37% | -787 | -18.13% | 4,341 |
Union | 1,637 | 45.12% | 1,988 | 54.80% | 3 | 0.08% | -351 | -9.67% | 3,628 |
Valencia | 3,060 | 48.36% | 3,264 | 51.58% | 4 | 0.06% | -204 | -3.22% | 6,328 |
Total | 82,344 | 52.24% | 75,017 | 47.59% | 270 | 0.17% | 7,327 | 4.65% | 157,631 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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